Re:Why I'm Ditching Android
by LeoPanthera on Saturday November 03, 2018 @02:21PM
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Don’t strawman. No-one wants a phone with a terminal interface, and linux phones did not have terminal interfaces.
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I recognize that I'm in the minority, but I want a terminal interface on my phone. I have my qualms with Android, but one of my favorite things about it is that I can drop into a terminal and have what is essentially a full Linux distro at my disposal. I often leave my main laptop at the office instead of lugging it around, and it's great being able to use a bluetooth keyboard with my phone to get real work done sometimes.
I use termux [1] which allows me to install whatever software I want with APT. I can use vim, ssh into servers, and mostly do whatever else I would do on a computer. It's not a strawman, it's just a developer-centric niche.
Re:Why I'm Ditching Android
by LeoPanthera on Saturday November 03, 2018 @06:19PM
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There’s a difference between a phone with a terminal and a phone with a terminal interface.